Inside big beef’s climate messaging machine: confuse, defend and downplay
The US beef industry is creating an army of influencers and citizen activists to help amplify a message that will be key to its future success: that you shouldn’t be too worried about the growing attention around the environmental impacts…
Spanish startup on ‘mission to save planet’s beer’ from climate crisis
Though lacking in rustic romance, the disco-lit rows of hops bolting towards the ceiling of an industrial unit just outside Madrid could be the answer to the parched prayers of brewers and beer-drinkers across the planet. The hop plant, whose…
British cows could be given ‘methane blockers’ to cut carbon emissions
Cows in the UK could be given “methane blockers” to reduce their emissions of the greenhouse gas as part of plans to achieve the country’s climate goals. Farmers welcomed the proposal, which follows a consultation that began in August on…
Meat, dairy and rice production will bust 1.5C climate target, shows study
Emissions from the food system alone will drive the world past 1.5C of global heating, unless high-methane foods are tackled. Climate-heating emissions from food production, dominated by meat, dairy and rice, will by themselves break the key international target of…
Climate-resistant grapes? Spanish winemakers revive ancient varieties
The ads – tucked in the corners of local newspapers and directed at winemakers – began turning up across Catalonia in the 1980s. “If you know where to find any uncommon grape varieties, please get in touch,” they read. Dozens…
Vegetable shortages in UK could be ‘tip of iceberg’, says farming union
Shortages of some fresh fruit and vegetables such as tomatoes and cucumbers could be the “tip of the iceberg”, the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has said. Certain products are hard to come by in UK supermarkets due to poor weather…
Climate breakdown could cause British apples to die out, warn experts
Classic British apples may die out and be swapped for varieties from New Zealand and Japan, as climate breakdown means traditional fruits are no longer viable. Apples such as pippin or the the ancient nonpareil, grown in Britain since the…
Climate-friendly diets can make a huge difference – even if you don’t go all-out vegan
Who chooses what you eat? If your answer is “I do,” you’re partly right. You may buy your own groceries and order your own restaurant meals, but it’s the food industry that determines what is stocked on store shelves and…
Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Nestlé named top plastic polluters for third year in a row
Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Nestlé have been accused of “zero progress” on reducing plastic waste, after being named the world’s top plastic polluters for the third year in a row. Coca-Cola was ranked the world’s No 1 plastic polluter by Break…
Global food production emissions ‘would put Paris agreement out of reach’
Our diets and agricultural production around the world are so carbon-intensive that emissions from the global food system alone would be enough to put the Paris climate goals out of reach, even if all the other major sources of emissions…
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